RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Troubled Corinthians named Geninho as their new coach on Thursday, the sixth man to occupy the hot seat in 18 months of their multi-million partnership with a London-based group of investors.

The Sao Paulo-based club said on their official website that
Geninho, currently coach of provincial club Goias, would take
over next Tuesday, when he replaces Adhemar Braga who has been
in charge since March.

Geninho was previously in charge of Corinthians in 2003 but
resigned seconds after a humiliating 6-1 defeat at Juventude.

Corinthians became rich overnight when they signed their
controversial deal with Media Sports Investments (MSI) in
December 2004 and have spent more than $50 million on new
signings, a fortune by South American standards.

MSI set a target of winning the Libertadores Cup, the South
American equivalent of the Champions League, for the first time.

But Corinthians were knocked out of this year's Libertadores
last week after losing 3-1 at home to Argentina's River Plate in
a match which in the 83rd minute was abandoned as furious
Corinthians fans attempted to invade the pitch.

That was followed last Sunday by a 3-1 defeat by local
rivals Sao Paulo, in a match moved to Sao Jose do Rio Preto,
around 400 kms from Sao Paulo to escape the fury of Corinthians
fans.

Corinthians then flew straight to Coritiba to prepare for
Sunday's match with Parana rather than return to Sao Paulo.

'I received three offers from big Brazilian clubs but the
grandness of the project which was presented to me by the
Corinthains/MSI partnership meant that I couldn't refuse this
one,' Geninho was quoted as saying. 'I'm very happy.'